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LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Regular Meeting
March 27, 2024, 4 p.m.
Welcome to the Library Board of Trustees Meeting
We welcome your interest and involvement in the city’s legislative process. This agenda includes information about
topics coming before the Library Board of Trustees and the action recommended by city staff. You can read about
each topic in the staff reports, which are available on the city website.
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If you would like to provide comments to the Board, please:
•Fill out a speaker request form, located in the foyer.
•Submit the form to the Clerk before the item begins.
•When it’s your turn, the Clerk will call your name and invite you to the podium.
•Speakers have three minutes, unless the presiding officer (usually the chair) changes that time.
•You may not give your time to another person, but can create a group. A group must select a single speaker
as long as three other members of your group are present. All forms must be submitted to the City Clerk
before the item begins and will only be accepted for items listed on the agenda (not for general public
comment at the beginning of the meeting). Group representatives have 10 minutes unless that time is
changed by the presiding officer or the Board.
•In writing: Email comments to librarycommunity@carlsbadca.gov. Comments received by 1 p.m. the day of the
meeting will be shared with the Board prior to the meeting. When e-mailing comments, please identify in the
subject line the agenda item to which your comments relate. All comments received will be included as part of
the official record.
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Reasonable Accommodations Persons with a disability may request an agenda packet in appropriate alternative
formats as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Reasonable accommodations and auxiliary aids
will be provided to effectively allow participation in the meeting. Please contact the City Manager’s Office at 442-
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the day of the meeting, and will seek to resolve requests before the start of the meeting in order to maximize
accessibility.
Agenda
March 27, 2024 Page 2
CALL TO ORDER: 4 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Sheffler, DeForest, McBride, Moran.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Trustee McBride led the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on Jan. 24, 2024
ACTION: Minutes were approved as presented – 4/0.
PRESENTATIONS:
Presentation on City Council Legislative Subcommittee
Presentation continued to a future meeting date.
PUBLIC COMMENT: The Brown Act allows any member of the public to comment on items not on the
agenda. Please treat others with courtesy, civility, and respect. Members of the public may participate in
the meeting by submitting comments as provided on the front page of this agenda. The Board will receive
comments in the beginning of the meeting. In conformance with the Brown Act, no action can occur on
these items.
PUBLIC HEARINGS: None.
DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS:
1.ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR: Accept nominations/volunteers and elect a Chair and Vice Chair
for the Library Board of Trustees for the remainder of fiscal year 2023-24, and the option of fiscal year
2024-25. (Staff contact: Suzanne Smithson, Library & Cultural Arts)
Recommended Action: Receive nominations/volunteers and elect a Chair and Vice Chair.
ACTION: Trustees discussed nominations/volunteers and elected a Chair and Vice Chair.
Motion by Trustee McBride, seconded by Trustee DeForest to elect Trustee Sheffler as Chair and
Trustee Moran as Vice Chair for the remainder of fiscal year 2023-24 – 4/0.
2.LIBRARY REPORTS FOR JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2024: Receive the Narrative Reports and Statistical
Reports for January and February 2024. (Staff contact: Sheila Crosby and Katie Nye, Library & Cultural
Arts)
Recommended Action: Receive the reports.
ACTION: Trustees received the reports.
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3.CARLSBAD READS TOGETHER 2024: Receive a report from staff on programs and events scheduled for
Carlsbad Reads Together 2024. (Staff contact: Bill Sannwald and Ashleigh Hvinden, Library & Cultural
Arts)
Recommended Action: Receive the report.
ACTION: Trustees received the report.
4.LIBRARY PROGRAM PROPOSAL PROCESS: Receive a report on the Carlsbad City Library’s program
proposal process. (Staff contact: Katie Nye and Sheila Crosby, Library & Cultural Arts)
Recommended Action: Receive the report.
ACTION: Trustees received the report.
5. NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY REPORT: Receive a report from the North San
Diego County Genealogical Society. (Staff contact: Sheila Crosby, Library & Cultural Arts)
Recommended Action: Receive the report.
ACTION: Trustees received the report.
COMMISSION MEMBER COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS: This portion
of the agenda is for the Board to make brief announcements, brief reports of their activities and requests
for future agenda items.
STAFF COMMENTS:
ADJOURNMENT: 4:45 p.m.